Transcript Dr. Gary Gottlieb - Massachusetts Workforce Board Association

Partners Has Made Significant Investments in Workforce
Development Programs
Partners focuses on three pipelines to build a well-qualified and diverse workforce and to
create economic opportunities for our local communities.
1. Youth Pipeline
2. Community Pipeline
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BWH: Student Success Jobs
Program
227 students as of Spring,
2009
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301 low-income participants
since 2004
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98% of graduates attend
college, with 72% majoring
in a health or science field
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76% still working at Partners
1 year post graduation
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MGH: Center for Community
Health Improvement
145 students served in 2009
BWH and MGH: Summer Job
Program for Students
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and Employment Program
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3. Incumbent Worker
Pipeline
Partners Health Care Training
253 students in 2009
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Average starting wage for
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recent graduates is 95%
higher than federal minimum
wage
Clinical Leadership
Collaboration for Diversity in
Nursing
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45 students since 2007
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100% of graduates pass
their nursing boards
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88% of graduates hired by
Partners
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Academic Financial Assistance
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Tuition reimbursement, loan
forgiveness, scholarships,
grants
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2541 employees in FY09
Onsite Skill Development and
Academic Preparation
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Includes pre-college, ESOL,
Citizenship classes
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278 served FY 09
Employee Career
Advancement Programs
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Career coaching, mentoring,
academic and career
exploration, departmental
career ladders, Allied Health
Initiative, Paraprofessional
Career Ladder Initiative
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1660 served FY 09
Partners Workforce Development Partnerships
 Community-based organizations
 Project Hope; ABCD; Jewish Vocational Service
 Colleges and universities
 Bunker Hill Community College; Mass Bay Community College;
Fisher Community College; UMass Boston; MGH Institute of
Health Professions
 Public sector institutions
 Boston Public Schools; the Boston Private Industry Council;
Mayor’s Office of Jobs and Community Services
 Funders
 SkillWorks; The Boston Foundation; Commonwealth
Corporation; US Department of Labor; Bank of America;
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 Internal stakeholders
 HR and Community Benefit colleagues; Hiring managers;
Supervisors
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How do our Partners Complement our Efforts?
 Identify and support participants in community and youth
pipeline programs
 Assist in program development, deliver training for skill
development and education for career advancement, and
provide funding opportunities
 Share expertise and ensure program success
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Collaboration Leads to Success
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Project HOPE
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Delivers financial literacy workshops to
participants in the Training and
Employment Program
Developed the Clinical Leadership
Collaboration for Diversity in Nursing
Boston Foundation
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Developed with us a respiratory
therapy associates degree program
and a web-based advanced modality
radiology certificate program
UMass Boston College of Nursing and
Health Sciences
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Provides on-site ESOL and other skill
development classes at most Partners
hospitals
Action for Boston Community
Development (ABCD):
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Identify potential participants for our
youth programs and provide academic
support
Jewish Vocational Services (JVS)
Bunker Hill Community College
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Provides community outreach and case
management for our Training and
Employment program
Boston public school partners
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Provided funding through SkillWorks
and Allied Health Initiative as well as
technical assistance and peer learning
opportunities
Our internal stakeholders
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Ensure program success
Partners works with our local community colleges:
BHCC
Recent work with Bunker Hill Community College includes:
 Development of new programs to address identified employer
needs:
 Respiratory Therapy Associate Degree program
 Online Medical Imaging Advanced Modality Programs (CT, MRI,
Mammography)
 Certification program for O.R. Central Processing Technicians delivered on site
at MGH and BWH
 Career ladder program for Patient Care Associates delivered on site at BWH
 Pharmacy Technician Certification program
 Assess employee college readiness and address academic skills
gaps
 On-site College Placement Test (CPT) administration
 On-line College Placement Test (CPT) math review
 On-site College Placement Test (CPT) preparation classes
 Provide the clinical education component for many of BHCC’s allied
health programs
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A Success Story:
BWH Student Success Jobs Partnership (SSJP) Program
In 2006, homeless
and living in a
shelter with her
mom and brother
Participated in BWH Student
Success Jobs Partnership
Program in high school at
Health Careers Academy
In spring of 2009, class valedictorian
and 1 of 10 students accepted to 8
year BS/MD Early Medical Scholars
Program at University of Rochester
“I’ve seen a lot…I’ve gotten to see how
the department responds to trauma
from beginning to end. It’s confirmed
that I really do want to be a surgeon.”
-Melissa Rocha
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A Success Story:
Healthcare Training and Employment Program (HTEP)
2004
Participated
in HTEP
Interned in a
Partners’ OR
Moved out of
shelter into
subsidized
house
Offered a
position in
the OR after
graduation
from HTEP
Obtained
Sterile
Processing
Tech
Certificate
and position
2009
Taking prerequisite courses
for a nursing
program
“The program was a huge help while I was attending
college. I knew I wanted to be in health care, but I
hadn't made a decision.
At a time when I was scared and confused, this
program gave me the opportunity to work in health
care and become familiar with the environment.
This encouraged me to take a step further and
continue my education in health care, which is why I
am now taking prerequisites for the nursing program."
-Tyeshea Clarke
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A Success Story:
Clinical Leadership Collaboration Nursing Initiative (CLC)
Accepted
into CLC
in 2006
Received MGH
Hausman Nursing
Fellowship for
Minority Student
Nurses summer
after junior year
Shadowed
nurses prior
to her senior
year
Developed
passion to
work in a
cardiac unit
Hired as a
cardiac nurse
in May 2009
“The Hausman Fellowship and the CLC
have opened up so many opportunities for
me.
My good G.P.A. in college got me noticed,
but every day I am out to prove that they
chose the right person.
I am the right person, and I am so happy
that I am working here. I wouldn’t want to be
anywhere else.”
- Alexis Seggalye, R.N.
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A Success Story:
Radiology Loan Forgiveness Program
“I am so glad that I stuck around. In high school
some of my friends worked in a law office making
$10/hour. I was making $6.25/hour working 15
hours a week – less than $100 a week. Even
though my friends made more money, I’m so happy
I stuck with the programs. Today, many of those
friends aren’t doing so well, and they don’t have the
opportunities that I have.”
“Going through the programs and working at MGH
have had a positive impact on my life. I am very,
very grateful to Patty and MJ Ryan and all the
people who encouraged me and helped me. I don’t
know where I would be right now if I didn’t go
through these programs. I am blessed.”
-Jerry Jones
Pro Tech
High School
Student
Promoted to MGH
Weekend ED
Radiology
Supervisor
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Partners Radiology
Scholarship / Loan
Forgiveness
Recipient
Cross trained
at MGH in CT
Graduated BHCC RT
Program and Passed
National RT Registry
Passed
National CT
Registry
Hired into MGH
Radiology as a
Technologist
Hired as
MGH CT
Tech